Reduction of Chemical Reactions in Nitrogen and Nitrogen–Hydrogen Plasma Jets Flowing into Atmospheric Air

The large number of possible chemical reactions represents a severe burdenfor modeling of even relatively simple plasma systems. Reduced sets ofchemical reactions have been obtained for numerical simulations of nitrogenand nitrogen-hydrogen plasma jets flowing into an atmospheric airenvironment. The important or active reactions are determined based on asimplified reduction method. A reaction is considered active if it leadsto higher sensitivities than a specified cutoff sensitivity of 1%. Theactive reactions exert a significant influence on main plasma parameters,such as velocity, temperature, and species concentrations. The sensitivityanalysis for the specified systems shows that two NO reactions, known asZel'dovich reactions (N₂+ONO+N andNO+OO₂+N),⁽¹⁾ are both active in a nitrogenplasma jet. On the other hand, the latter is not active and may be omittedin a nitrogen–hydrogen plasma jet. A nitrogen–hydrogen plasmajet requires contribution of two active charge exchange reactions:N₂+N⁺N⁺ ₂+N andN+H+N+ +H, while only the former is needed in a nitrogen plasmajet. The dissociation reactions are all active in both plasma jets, exceptthe dissociation of OH.     

溴碘化银薄片乳剂颗粒中碘离子分布对潜影分散的影响

碘溴化银乳剂薄片颗粒的潜影分散与碘离子在颗粒中的分布有关。本文用交叉光楔曝光技术测定了由次潜影造成的潜影分散,并根据所测出的潜影分散度和乳剂的表面感光度,对内、表敏的分布作了分析。结果表明,碘离子分布在颗粒边缘的乳剂,其表面潜影分散度要比碘离子均匀分布的颗粒更甚,后者且表现出内、表敏度竞争的现象。     

Dynamic complexity of optimal paths and discount factors for strongly concave problems

We study the relationship between the dynamical complexity of optimal paths and the discount factor in general infinite-horizon discrete-time concave problems. Given a dynamic systemx _t+1=h(x _t ), defined on the state space, we find two discount factors 0 < ^{* **} < 1 having the following properties. For any fixed discount factor 0 < < ^*, the dynamic system is the solution to some concave problem. For any discount factor ^** < < 1, the dynamic system is not the solution to any strongly concave problem. We prove that the upper bound ^** is a decreasing function of the topological entropy of the dynamic system. Different upper bounds are also discussed.This research was partially supported by MURST, National Group on Nonlinear dynamics in Economics and Social Sciences. The author would like to thank two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions.     

Fluorescence studies and semiempirical calculations on alkali ion indicators

Two newly synthesized cryptands act as sensitive Na⁺- and K⁺-selective indicators for cation concentrations above 20 M. The fluorescence properties change markedly upon cation binding. In addition, the free ligands exhibit a pronounced sensitivity to pH, which is considerably lower for the cation complexes. Time resolved fluorescence is characterized by a decay time of about 5 ns that is attributed to the diprotonated protolytic state of the uncomplexed ligands. Semiempirical calculations show the systematic influence of the nitrogen lone pairs or the N–H bond on the stability of the system. The cause of the strong fluorescence intensity increase observed upon protonation of the fluorescent cryptands may be attributed to an increase in the S₁–T _x energy gap as a consequence of bridgehead nitrogen protonation.This is a peer-reviewed conference proceeding article from the Third Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Prague, Czech Republic, October 18–21, 1993.     

PVP/CHI交联共混水凝胶的pH敏感性研究

制备戊二醛交联的PVP/CH I共混水凝胶,红外光谱佐证了凝胶网络的生成。pH敏感性实验表明,凝胶的溶胀率在pH=1.0的介质中最大,在pH=4.0的介质中次之,在中性或pH=9.0的碱性介质中最低,表明凝胶具有明显的pH敏感性。CH I含量、交联剂用量、CH I脱乙酰度均对凝胶的pH敏感性有影响,CH I含量40%、交联剂用量0.3%、CH I脱乙酰度99%的PVP/CH I凝胶pH敏感性较显著。介质pH值由1.0到7.0变化时,凝胶拉伸强度随着溶胀率的降低而增大。     

特征线法在求解非线性液相吸附色谱模型中的应用

本文应用特征线法求解非线性液相吸附色谱分离过程模型，论述了特征线法的原理和步骤，讨论了时间步长和空间步长对模型数值解的影响，并用色谱分离甘露醇和山梨醇以及分离蔗糖和还原糖的实验进行验证，用特征线法计算的理论流出曲线与实验流出线吻合较好。本文还分折了模型中各个参数的灵敏度，结果表明：吸附等温方程Q＝Ci*／（ai＋biCi*）中参数ai比参数bi以及总传质系数ki有更高的灵敏度。     

Increased electrochemical detector sensitivity by electrode surface modification

Summary Electrode surface modification by electrochemical pretreatment of glassy carbon electrodes was shown to enhance significantly the sensitivity of the electrodes for the detection of timolol and oxprenolol, but reduce slightly the sensitivity to prenalterol. This method may permit the detection of exprenolol and timolol with increased sensitivity, or may allow their detection at lower applied potentials than is presently possible. Electrode surface modification may prove to be a valuable aid to the detection of compounds that are considered to be outside the practical limits of electrochemical detection.     

Wavelength effect on the photoinduced reaction of polymethylmethacrylate

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) containing benzophenone (BP) was photo-irradiated with monochromatic radiation of wavelength 260–360 nm using the Okazaki Large Spec-trograph (OLS). On irradiation of PMMA films containing BP in air, the sensitized main-chain scission and photocrosslinking of PMMA took place simultaneously. These reactions are dependent on irradiation wavelength. The threshold wavelength for both reactions is found to be ca. 380 nm. The number of main-chain scission and amount of gel increased with the increase of BP concentration in PMMA. Photosensitized main-chain scission favors the irradiation of radiation at ca. 280 nm and photocrosslinking takes place efficiently with the exposure of 340 nm radiation. A possible mechanism for photosensitized reaction is proposed. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

头发铅含量测定的应用价值评价

调查了125例2－5岁儿童铅中毒状况，测定其全血铅含量和头发铅含量，以全血铅含量为标准，应用诊断试验评价方法评价头发铅测定的应用价值。结果表明，该试验的灵敏度可达88．3％，应用串联试验，即同时测定头发中锌、铁、钙含量，可将该试验的特异度提高至81．8％，阳性预测值达69．6％，阴性预测值达78．8％。     

两亲型羧甲基壳聚糖衍生物的合成及体外药物释放

通过羧甲基壳聚糖与醛和乳糖反应制得N-烷基乳糖基-O,N-羧甲基壳聚糖,并以戊二醛为交联剂制成水凝胶;以人血清蛋白作为模型药物,初步探讨了该水凝胶对蛋白类药物的释放规律。结果表明:该水凝胶具有亲水-疏水两亲性和不同于壳聚糖的pH敏感性,有望应用于蛋白类药物的控制释放。